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Geometridae
91a0341 – 7290   Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874)
             Barberry Geometer

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Synonymy:
  • meadii (Packard, 1874) (Scotosia) - MONA 1983: 7290
  • ssp. a. meadii (Packard, 1874) (Scotosia) - MONA 1983: 7290
  •  badiaria (Edwards, 1885) (Triphosa) (synonym of ssp. meadii)
  •  optimata (Strecker, 1899) (Philereme) (synonym of ssp. meadii)
  • ssp. b. atlantica (Munroe, 1954) (Coryphista)
  • ssp. c. fumosa (Comstock, 1967) (Coryphista)
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    Taxonomic Notes: Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874), n. comb., is the type species of Coryphista Hulst, 1896. a genus synonymized with Rheumaptera in Brehm et al. (2019).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Brehm, G., L. Murillo-Ramos, P. Sihvonen, A. Hausmann, B.C. Schmidt, E. Ounap, A. Moser, R. Mörtter, D. Bolt, F. Bodner, A. Lindt, L.E. Parra, N. Wahlberg, 2019. New World geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomic updates and description of 11 new tribes. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 77(3): 457-486.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 32.7m, 32.8m; p. 225. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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